Baraboo Wisconsin USA-1953: Men Rowing and Poling Boat

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationBaraboo, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 Wisconsin

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Men Rowing and Poling Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures two men in a boat on a calm river in Baraboo, Wisconsin. One man in a red and black plaid shirt rows with a long green pole while another man, wearing glasses and a similar plaid shirt, sits in the boat. The scene unfolds in a wooded area with tall pine trees lining the riverbank, showcasing classic mid-century Americana. The footage features natural film grain, slight color fading, and authentic 1950s home movie quality, evoking a sense of nostalgia and outdoor adventure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124606270

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1212 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
Date: 1953 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1953 Baraboo, Wisconsin 8mm clip supports mid-century outdoor recreation, river travel, boating, and home-movie Americana requests.
Period detail: The plaid wool shirts, metal-rim glasses, small boat, and handheld 8mm color look may show casual early-1950s outdoor clothing and recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value in men balancing, poling, and handling gear in a small boat as the camera records from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, red-and-black plaid shirts, a green pole, a small boat, water, rope, wooded shoreline, and soft-focus film edges.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight color fading, handheld framing, and uneven exposure across the contact frames.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, river-travel cutaway, outdoor recreation transition, or personal memory beat in a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal mid-century leisure or utility boating in a wooded Wisconsin river setting without identifying a specific event or landmark.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1953 8mm Baraboo Wisconsin boat, men rowing on river home movie, plaid shirts fishing boat, and 1950s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Baraboo 1953 river footage, then broader 1950s boating, fishing, and wooded recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Baraboo home-movie frame showing an adult man in a plaid shirt using a green pole in a small boat by trees. — A man steadies or propels a small boat with a long green pole near a wooded shoreline.

In the 1953 Baraboo 8mm footage, one man stands with a green pole as another sits near the side of the boat. — One man poles the boat while another man sits beside him on the water.

A seated man in glasses appears in a small boat in Baraboo, Wisconsin, with another man standing behind him in 1953 footage. — A man in glasses looks aside while another person handles the boat behind him.

A man in a red plaid shirt sits in the boat holding a rope or line, with water and gear visible in the 1953 Baraboo clip. — The seated man handles a line or rope while the boat remains on calm water.

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